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NHTSA campaign 03V449000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Four Winds International: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Four Winds International reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 4, 2003 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 12,918. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SAMSUNG MICROWAVE OVENS, THESE OVENS WERE PRODUCED WITH A DEFECTIVE PANEL. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR BETWEEN CIRCUIT PATTERNS ON THE MEMBRANE PANEL, ESPECIALLY OVERLAPPED BY A "JUMPER" OR JUMP WIRE. THIS MAY CAUSE THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS.

The risk

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, OR POSSIBLY A FIRE.

The remedy

SAMSUNG WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. IN THE MEANTIME, CONSUMERS SHOULD UNPLUG THEIR MICROWAVE, IF POSSIBLE. IF THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO UNPLUG THE MICROWAVE, THEY SHOULD LEAVE THE DOOR AJAR UNTIL THE PANEL IS REPLACED. CONSUMERS SHOULD NEVER USE THE MICROWAVE OVEN FOR STORAGE OR LEAVE ANY TOWELS, PAPER, CLOTH OR OTHER PRODUCTS IN THE MICROWAVE AFTER USE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SAMSUNG AT 800-932-3837 OR FOUR WINDS AT 1-219-266-1111.

60 model years covered

Newest first
VehicleComplaintsRecallsFiresCrashes
2003 Four Winds Chateau1300
2003 Four Winds Chateau Sport0400
2003 Four Winds Dutchmen0300
2003 Four Winds Dutchmen Express0400
2003 Four Winds Four Winds0400
2003 Four Winds Four Winds 50000300
2003 Four Winds Fun Mover0400
2003 Four Winds Hurricane1400
2003 Four Winds Infinity1600
2003 Four Winds Majestic0100
2003 Four Winds Majestic Flyer0100
2003 Four Winds Windsport4500
2002 Four Winds Chateau2100
2002 Four Winds Chateau Sport1100
2002 Four Winds Dutchmen0100
2002 Four Winds Dutchmen Express0100
2002 Four Winds Four Winds1200
2002 Four Winds Four Winds 50000200
2002 Four Winds Fun Mover0100
2002 Four Winds Hurricane2210
2002 Four Winds Infinity4300
2002 Four Winds Majestic0100
2002 Four Winds Majestic Flyer0100
2002 Four Winds Windsport1300
2001 Four Winds Chateau4200
2001 Four Winds Chateau Sport0100
2001 Four Winds Dutchmen0200
2001 Four Winds Dutchmen Express0100
2001 Four Winds Four Winds4300
2001 Four Winds Four Winds 50002100
2001 Four Winds Fun Mover0200
2001 Four Winds Hurricane2300
2001 Four Winds Infinity0400
2001 Four Winds Majestic0200
2001 Four Winds Majestic Flyer0100
2001 Four Winds Windsport2400
2000 Four Winds Chateau8200
2000 Four Winds Chateau Sport4100
2000 Four Winds Dutchmen1200
2000 Four Winds Dutchmen Express1100
2000 Four Winds Four Winds10300
2000 Four Winds Four Winds 50000100
2000 Four Winds Fun Mover0200
2000 Four Winds Hurricane3300
2000 Four Winds Infinity0300
2000 Four Winds Majestic0200
2000 Four Winds Majestic Flyer0100
2000 Four Winds Windsport1300
1999 Four Winds Chateau1100
1999 Four Winds Chateau Sport0100
1999 Four Winds Dutchmen1100
1999 Four Winds Dutchmen Express0100
1999 Four Winds Four Winds11200
1999 Four Winds Four Winds 50000100
1999 Four Winds Fun Mover0100
1999 Four Winds Hurricane5100
1999 Four Winds Infinity0100
1999 Four Winds Majestic0100
1999 Four Winds Majestic Flyer0100
1999 Four Winds Windsport1100

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 03V449000.

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